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Disruption of Mideast energy supplies into next year would slam global economy

Prolonged disruption of energy supplies from the Middle East that lasts into next year would deal a severe blow to the global economy

Disruption of Mideast energy supplies into next year would slam global economy
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The Latest: Trump keeps immunity from tax probes while scrapping $1.8 billion compensation fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration has definitively scrapped a $1.8 billion fund to compensate President Donald Trump's allies, but the White House is sticking with the part of the deal that permanently drops tax claims against him

The Latest: Trump keeps immunity from tax probes while scrapping $1.8 billion compensation fund
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Ukrainian drones strike St. Petersburg, hours before ‘Putin’s Davos’ opens

Ukrainian drones strike St. Petersburg, hours before ‘Putin’s Davos’ opens

Ukrainian drones strike St. Petersburg, hours before ‘Putin’s Davos’ opens
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The Revolutionary War's chief villain is being rehabilitated — just in time for America's 250th

Britain's King George III is getting a makeover as America approaches its 250th birthday

The Revolutionary War's chief villain is being rehabilitated — just in time for America's 250th
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New York City's 9/11 memorial fundraises to educate youth with $25 million match from Mike Bloomberg

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum has launched a $75 million fundraising campaign as the nonprofit tries to educate the millions of U.S. youth who don’t remember the terror attacks

New York City's 9/11 memorial fundraises to educate youth with $25 million match from Mike Bloomberg
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Two hostages are released, but standoff with man after bomb threat at California bank building stretches on

Two hostages are released, but standoff with man after bomb threat at California bank building stretches on

Two hostages are released, but standoff with man after bomb threat at California bank building stretches on
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Russia's Sberbank offers AI model to Global South states keen to bridge digital divide

(Amends dateline) By Gleb Bryanski and Elena Fabrichnaya ST.

Russia's Sberbank offers AI model to Global South states keen to bridge digital divide
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Indonesian parliamentary panel backs bill to expand role of central bank

JAKARTA, June 3 - The Indonesian parliament's financial commission and the government agreed at a hearing on Wednesday to reform the laws relating to the country's financial system and expand the

Indonesian parliamentary panel backs bill to expand role of central bank
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Quantum leap

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Oil prices and bond yields have pushed higher as hostilities in the

Quantum leap
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EU diplomatic arm proposed naval mission take ‘primary role’ in clearing Strait of Hormuz mines, document shows

The European Union's diplomatic service has proposed that the bloc's Aspides naval mission take "the primary role" in clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz “when

EU diplomatic arm proposed naval mission take ‘primary role’ in clearing Strait of Hormuz mines, document shows
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How Cubans keep going, despite US pressure and fuel blockade

Felicia de la Caridad Alvarez, a resident of Old Havana, knows a thing or two about survival.

How Cubans keep going, despite US pressure and fuel blockade
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Dollar bears cling to optimism as war-led inflation tests Fed path: Reuters poll

The U.S. dollar is expected to stay range-bound in the near term before weakening later this year, FX strategists said in a Reuters survey, on optimism

Dollar bears cling to optimism as war-led inflation tests Fed path: Reuters poll
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EU targets Big Tech dependence with 'made-in-Europe' drive

The European Commission proposed new laws on Wednesday to boost domestic cloud, AI and semiconductor industries, aiming to cut reliance on U.S.

EU targets Big Tech dependence with 'made-in-Europe' drive
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Trump indicates acting Attorney General Blanche will become permanent

U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed he would make acting Attorney General Todd Blanche permanent as the top U.S. law enforcement officer.

Trump indicates acting Attorney General Blanche will become permanent
Election|Political|US|World

Trump says Vance and Rubio teaming up for 2028 run would be unbeatable

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a podcast interview aired on Wednesday that Vice President JD Vance and U.S.

Trump says Vance and Rubio teaming up for 2028 run would be unbeatable
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At least 18 foreign nationals among 21 killed in Delhi hotel fire

At least 21 people, including 18 foreign nationals, were killed in a fire at a hotel in Delhi on Wednesday, police and broadcaster CNN-

At least 18 foreign nationals among 21 killed in Delhi hotel fire
Europe|Technology|World

EU Parliament to switch to French search engine from Google in tech sovereignty push

The European Parliament will switch to French search engine Qwant from Google, it said on Wednesday, underscoring Europe's push to reduce its reliance on

EU Parliament to switch to French search engine from Google in tech sovereignty push
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Italy prosecutors clear contested presidential pardon after probe

Italian prosecutors on Wednesday cleared a presidential pardon granted to a former showgirl, who was close to late Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, saying fresh checks found

Italy prosecutors clear contested presidential pardon after probe
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Albanians protest over Kushner-linked luxury resort on pristine coastline

Thousands of Albanians took to the streets of Tirana on Tuesday night protesting against a development planned by a company linked with Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared

Albanians protest over Kushner-linked luxury resort on pristine coastline
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Switzerland rejects findings of U.S. forced labour investigation

The Swiss government on Wednesday rejected U.S. findings on how dozens of economies, including Switzerland, deal with goods produced by forced labour, a probe that prompted

Switzerland rejects findings of U.S. forced labour investigation
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EU could lose 1.3 million jobs due to energy price surge linked to Iran war, Commission says

European automotive, construction, metals, chemicals and transport sectors could lose up to 1.3 million jobs this year as a result of a surge in energy prices caused by

EU could lose 1.3 million jobs due to energy price surge linked to Iran war, Commission says
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A Hong Kong artist tries to mark the Tiananmen crackdown. He was quickly stopped by police

A performance artist in Hong Kong has tried to display a red thread to remember the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown

A Hong Kong artist tries to mark the Tiananmen crackdown. He was quickly stopped by police
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Chwalinska's remarkable French Open run continues as she beats Kalinskaya to reach semifinals

Maja Chwalinska’s remarkable French Open run continues when she beats No. 22-seeded Anna Kalinskaya 7-6 (3), 6-3 to reach the semifinals

Chwalinska's remarkable French Open run continues as she beats Kalinskaya to reach semifinals
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Iran and the US trade strikes in the Persian Gulf, further testing ceasefire

Kuwait briefly shut its main airport Wednesday after Iranian drones heavily damaged a terminal building, killing an Indian national and wounding dozens

Iran and the US trade strikes in the Persian Gulf, further testing ceasefire